R. Theivanai v. the Director of School
Case brief
What is this about?
The Madras High Court disposed of five Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 challenging orders related to school staff appointments. The court recorded a compromise memo filed by all rival parties settling their inter se disputes and closed all petitions accordingly, directing the educational authority to pass appropriate orders within two weeks.
What did the court decide?
All Writ Petitions were closed in terms of the recorded compromise memo; educational authority directed to pass appropriate orders within two weeks.
What the court decided
1
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED 04.04.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PARTHIBAN
W.P(MD)Nos.21619,21620 and 684 of 2015 and 20882 of 2014 and M.P(MD)Nos.1 and 2 of 2015,1,2 and 3 of 2014 and 1 and 2 of 2015 and 1 of 2015
W.P(MD)Nos.21619 and 21620 of 2015
1.R.Theivanai ..Petitioner in W.P(MD)No.21619 of 2015 2.A.Murugesan ..Petitioner in W.P(MD)No.21620 of 2015
Vs
- 1.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai – 600 006.
- 2.The District Educational Officer, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.
3.V.V.Higher Secondary School, represented by its Secretary, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai District. ..Respondents in both W.Ps'
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether Writ Petitions challenging orders regarding school staff appointments should be decided on merits.
Whether parties can settle inter se disputes regarding representative status and employment benefits by compromise.
Whether the educational authority is directed to pass appropriate orders based on the compromise.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
R.Theivanai
- petitioner
A.Murugesan
- petitioner
VD.KM.Lakshmanan
- petitioner
K.M.Vairavan
- respondent
The Director of School Education
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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